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Counties in New Mexico by establishment entry rate

Catron County had the highest establishment entry rate of 32 counties in 2020, at 11.864%. Harding County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 7.72% and the figure for New Mexico was 8.732%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest11.864Catron County
Lowest0Harding County
Median7.7232 counties
New Mexico8.732History

Map of counties, 2020

Bernalillo County: 8.8 %Catron County: 11.864 %Chaves County: 7.191 %Cibola County: 5.961 %Colfax County: 7.536 %Curry County: 6.956 %De Baca County: 9.877 %Doña Ana County: 9.725 %Eddy County: 9.809 %Grant County: 7.464 %Guadalupe County: 5.952 %Harding County: 0 %Hidalgo County: 4.762 %Lea County: 7.963 %Lincoln County: 9.784 %Los Alamos County: 10.37 %Luna County: 11.22 %McKinley County: 6.936 %Otero County: 7.605 %Quay County: 6.436 %Rio Arriba County: 7.143 %Roosevelt County: 8.319 %Sandoval County: 9.617 %San Juan County: 6.682 %San Miguel County: 7.834 %Santa Fe County: 9.392 %Sierra County: 7.407 %Socorro County: 7.907 %Taos County: 9.438 %Torrance County: 7.212 %Union County: 3.593 %Valencia County: 11.002 %
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%, 2020. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2020

Catron County: 11.864 %Catron County11.864Luna County: 11.22 %Luna County11.22Valencia County: 11.002 %Valencia County11.002Los Alamos County: 10.37 %Los Alamos County10.37De Baca County: 9.877 %De Baca County9.877Eddy County: 9.809 %Eddy County9.809Lincoln County: 9.784 %Lincoln County9.784Doña Ana County: 9.725 %Doña Ana County9.725Sandoval County: 9.617 %Sandoval County9.617Taos County: 9.438 %Taos County9.438Santa Fe County: 9.392 %Santa Fe County9.392Bernalillo County: 8.8 %Bernalillo County8.8Roosevelt County: 8.319 %Roosevelt County8.319Lea County: 7.963 %Lea County7.963Socorro County: 7.907 %Socorro County7.907San Miguel County: 7.834 %San Miguel County7.834Otero County: 7.605 %Otero County7.605Colfax County: 7.536 %Colfax County7.536Grant County: 7.464 %Grant County7.464Sierra County: 7.407 %Sierra County7.407Torrance County: 7.212 %Torrance County7.212Chaves County: 7.191 %Chaves County7.191Rio Arriba County: 7.143 %Rio Arriba County7.143Curry County: 6.956 %Curry County6.956McKinley County: 6.936 %McKinley County6.936San Juan County: 6.682 %San Juan County6.682Quay County: 6.436 %Quay County6.436Cibola County: 5.961 %Cibola County5.961Guadalupe County: 5.952 %Guadalupe County5.952Hidalgo County: 4.762 %Hidalgo County4.762Union County: 3.593 %Union County3.593Harding County: 0 %Harding County0Catron County: 11.864 %Catron County11.864Luna County: 11.22 %Luna County11.22Valencia County: 11.002 %Valencia County11.002Los Alamos County: 10.37 %Los Alamos County10.37De Baca County: 9.877 %De Baca County9.877Eddy County: 9.809 %Eddy County9.809Lincoln County: 9.784 %Lincoln County9.784Doña Ana County: 9.725 %Doña Ana County9.725Sandoval County: 9.617 %Sandoval County9.617Taos County: 9.438 %Taos County9.438Santa Fe County: 9.392 %Santa Fe County9.392Bernalillo County: 8.8 %Bernalillo County8.8Roosevelt County: 8.319 %Roosevelt County8.319Lea County: 7.963 %Lea County7.963Socorro County: 7.907 %Socorro County7.907San Miguel County: 7.834 %San Miguel County7.834Otero County: 7.605 %Otero County7.605Colfax County: 7.536 %Colfax County7.536Grant County: 7.464 %Grant County7.464Sierra County: 7.407 %Sierra County7.407Torrance County: 7.212 %Torrance County7.212Chaves County: 7.191 %Chaves County7.191Rio Arriba County: 7.143 %Rio Arriba County7.143Curry County: 6.956 %Curry County6.956McKinley County: 6.936 %McKinley County6.936San Juan County: 6.682 %San Juan County6.682Quay County: 6.436 %Quay County6.436Cibola County: 5.961 %Cibola County5.961Guadalupe County: 5.952 %Guadalupe County5.952Hidalgo County: 4.762 %Hidalgo County4.762Union County: 3.593 %Union County3.593Harding County: 0 %Harding County0
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Catron County11.864+3.17 pts
2Luna County11.22+3.21 pts
3Valencia County11.002-0.22 pts
4Los Alamos County10.37+1.25 pts
5De Baca County9.877n/a
6Eddy County9.809-1 pts
7Lincoln County9.784-1.35 pts
8Doña Ana County9.725+1.93 pts
9Sandoval County9.617-0.76 pts
10Taos County9.438-0.88 pts
11Santa Fe County9.392+0.55 pts
12Bernalillo County8.8-0.28 pts
13Roosevelt County8.319+0.68 pts
14Lea County7.963-2.24 pts
15Socorro County7.907-0.41 pts
16San Miguel County7.834+1.3 pts
17Otero County7.605-0.74 pts
18Colfax County7.536-1.15 pts
19Grant County7.464-2.34 pts
20Sierra County7.407+1.65 pts
21Torrance County7.212+1.15 pts
22Chaves County7.191-0.08 pts
23Rio Arriba County7.143-1.93 pts
24Curry County6.956-1.08 pts
25McKinley County6.936+1.32 pts
26San Juan County6.682-0.31 pts
27Quay County6.436+1.49 pts
28Cibola County5.961-2.12 pts
29Guadalupe County5.952+1.19 pts
30Hidalgo County4.762-1.87 pts
31Union County3.593n/a
32Harding County0n/a

Other periods

About this ranking

Establishments that opened during the year (employees in March of the year and none a year earlier), as a percentage of the average number of establishments in the two years. United States: Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics.

An establishment is a single physical location, so a new branch of an existing firm counts as an entry: this is not the rate of new firms. Not comparable with enterprise_birth_rate, which counts new enterprises in Europe. The year is the twelve months to March: 2023 compares March 2022 with March 2023.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. 1 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2020 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Counties in New Mexico by establishment entry rate, 2020) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

MLA 9

Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in New Mexico by establishment entry rate, 2020. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 Sept. 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/establishment-entry-rate/new-mexico-counties?period=2020. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Counties in New Mexico by establishment entry rate, 2020. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/establishment-entry-rate/new-mexico-counties?period=2020.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in New Mexico by establishment entry rate, 2020 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/establishment-entry-rate/new-mexico-counties?period=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Catron County, with 11.864% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Harding County, with 0% in 2020.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12. 1 counties have no value for 2020 and are not ranked.

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